Anon (several officers of the regiment). HISTORY OF THE 5TH ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES (FRONTIER FORCE) 1928-1947.

£165.00

xvii + 522pp. Index. 22 maps. 39 b/w illustrations. In the original green cloth. A transparent laminate has been laid over the cloth. Owner's name and address label. Otherwise a very good copy. 1956 First edition, Gale & Polden, Aldershot.

Britain and Nepal on Collision Course and the Start of the Brirish-Gurkha Connection 1746-1815. 430pp. By former Gurkha officer is now a Nepali citizen. Presentation copy inscribed by the author. Very good in fine dw. The boards are a little bowed. 2004 First edition, Koselee Prakashan, Kathmandu.

173pp. Gurkha officer's travels and involvement with railways in India, Iraq, Syria and Burma from 1934-1953. Railways in war and peace. Fine in fine dw. 1994 First edition, Picton.

Maxwell, Robert (edits). JIMMIE STEWART - FRONTIERSMAN

£12.00

The Edited Memoirs of Major General Sir J.M. Stewart, KCB CMG. 113pp. Index. 15 maps. 19 b/w photographs. Military service from 1883 on the Frontier and then with the Gurkhas in Burma and Tibet. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 1992 First edition, Pentland Press.

232pp. Index. 46 photographs. Bibliography. Travel and Gurkha life in 1960 by pre-war Everester. Very good. 1963 Second impression, Hart-Davis.

Morris, John. HIRED TO KILL.

£14.00

Some Chapters of Autobiography. 272pp. Index. Stories of 1924 Everest expedition and Frontier service with the Gurkhas. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Spotting to edges. 1960 First edition, Hart-Davis.

Mullaly, Colonel B.R. BUGLE AND KUKRI.

£250.00

The Story of The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles. 492pp. Index. 43 b/w photographs. 21 maps. On the front endpaer is a small typed label recording the award of the Victoria Cross to L/C Rambahadur Limbu in 1966. This copy is signed by him on the half title and dated 1978. This was the only VC awarded to the regiment. Related information is loosely inserted. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A superb association copy. 1957 First edition, William Blackwood and Son's.

Neild, Eric. WITH PEGASUS IN INDIA.

£31.00

The Story of the 153 Gurkha Parachute Battalion. 111pp. 4to. 6 maps. Service in India and Burma. Very good indeed. Small ownership labels. 1990 The Battery Press, Nashville, Tennessee.

The Story of The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles. Volume Three 386pp. Index. 58 b/w photographs. Endpaper maps. 13 appendices. Covers the period from 1975-1994. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 2000 First edition, The Regimental Trust

Shipp, John. MEMOIRS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY CAREER OF JOHN SHIPP,

£26.00

Late a Lieutenant in His Majesty's 87th Regiment. 386pp . Engraved frontispiece, 8 illustrations and a map. Introduction by H.Manners Chichester. Account of his service in the Maharatta and Gurkha wars. In the original red cloth. An outstanding copy, Without fading or inscriptions. 1894 Second edition, Fisher Unwin.

Smith, E.D. JOHNNY GURKHA.

£10.00

Friends in the Hills. 176pp. 25 b/w photographs. A history. The author served for 36 years with the Gurkhas ultimately commanding a regiment. Fine in fine dw. 1985 First edition, Leo Cooper.

Smith, E.D. WARS BRING SCARS.

£10.00

Friends in the Hills. 144pp. Index. Card covers. 20 b/w photographs and 2 maps. Gurkha service in Greece, India, Malaya and Borneo 1945-64. The author served for 36 years with the Gurkhas ultimately commanding a regiment. Fine. 1993 First edition, R.J.Leach, Aylesford.

Stevenson-Hamilton, V.E.O. YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY.

£10.00

229pp. 16 photographs. Lively memoirs of Gurkha officer, ADC to the Governor of the Punjab from 1935-1937 and eye-witness to partition. Fine in fine dw. 1985 First edition, Harmsworth.